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Sinope

Sinope is a moon which orbits the planet Jupiter.
 

 



Sinope

 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

  Jupiter

Date Discovered

  1914

Discoverer

  Seth Nicholson

Distance From Planet

  23,700,000 km

Mass

  7.77E+16 kg

Revolution Period

  758 days (retrograde)

Orbit Inclination

  153 degrees

Diameter

  28 km

Eccentricity

  0.275

Albedo

  ?

Escape Velocity

  ~0.006 km/s

Temperature

  ~78 K

 
Description

Overview:
Sinope is a satellite that orbits the planet Jupiter. Sinope maintains an average distance from Jupiter of 23,700,000 km. It takes Sinope 758 days (retrograde) to revolve around its planet.

Details:
Sinope is a relatively small satellite for our solar system with a diameter of 28 km. Sinope has an eccentricity of 0.275 and an orbital inclination of 153 degrees.

Discovery:
Sinope was discovered by Seth Nicholson in 1914.